Emanuel Stewart, Trainer To The Champs Dead At 68

The boxing world is mourning the loss of one of the greatest trainers in history, Emanuel Stewart. Steward, owner of the Kronk Gym in Detroit , International Boxing Hall of Fame trainer and HBO Boxing commentator died Thursday at the age of 68 in a Chicago hospital but no details of cause were released.

Stewart trained and bonded with a list of champions including Thomas Hearns, Lennox Lewis, Oscar De La Hoya and Wladimir Klitschko.

Emanuel Steward had been taken to the hospital in September and underwent surgery for diverticulitis, a stomach disorder. His health gradually declined, and on September 23 a prayer vigil was held in Walled Lake for Steward.
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